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Starchild: I weave “HOPE” for my people”

Interview by Prudence Chauke | June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

 ”While we crawl in the darkness, cursing it as we search for the light, we fail to realize that the light is within our minds, and all we must do to illuminate the obscurity is open them.”-Amir ‘Starchild’ Abdel-Fattah.

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Teddy Abrokwa, Bridging the Gap

Interview by Ameyaw Debrah | March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Broadcasting trends are shifting gradually from an analog to a digital world and this development has allowed Teddy Abrokwa, a young and dynamic Ghanaian broadcaster/ DJ to live his lifelong dream of informing, educating and entertaining the masses through radio. Teddy, alias ‘God’s Favorite’, has gradually wormed his way into the hearts of many listeners in Ghanaian communities in UK and across Europe through  Hot Digital Radio, broadcast live on the Sky Satellite Channel 0212, and via www.hotdigitalradio.com.

teddy.jpgHe currently hosts three shows on the channel, where he brings listeners the best in music, celebrity interviews, freestyles, reviews, and the odd showbiz gossip.

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Osi Umenyiora attends benefit for Children’s Rights and Keep a Child Alive

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Osi Umenyiora was on hand at the 2008 Michael Strahan/Dreier LLP Charity Golf Tournament pre-party and auction benefiting Children’s Rights & Keep A Child Alive. 

The benefit was well attended by other celebrities including Alicia Keys, who performed, Busta Rhymes, Faboulous, Marcus Allen, Julius Erving, Spike Lee, LeToya Luckett from Destiny’s Child, and Eddie George, to name a few.

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Africa Rising – A Focus on Entertainment for Sustainable Solutions

Written by Shirlene Alusa-Brown | June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Africa Rising is the brainchild of Thisday’s Editor-In-Chief, Nduka Obaigbena. The premise of Thisday’s Africa Rising is to celebrate Africa’s achievements and reflect the culture and positive attributes of Africa’s social, political and economical progress. It also seeks to reach out to the continent’s diverse population as well as the diaspora and international communities.

Nduka Obaigbena, Naomi Campbell and Ozwald Boateng

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